BangkokPost-Sept 7
The House secretary-general announced a royal command appointing Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as Thailand’s prime minister at Bhumjaithai Party headquarters on Sunday morning. Then the secretary-general announced the royal command, which referred to the removal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister and the House’s majority vote to support Mr Anutin as the new prime minister. The appointment of Mr Anutin as the 32nd prime minister of Thailand took immediate effect. The royal command was countersigned by House Speaker Wanmuhamadnoor Matha. Mr Anutin then ceremonially accepted the royal command and said it was a limitless blessing and honor for him and his family. Mr Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party withdrew from the coalition government of Ms Paetongtarn after her leaked phone conversation with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen. It joined the opposition led by the People’s Party. On Friday last week, Mr Anutin received support from his potential coalition partners and factions and the 2023 election-winning People’s Party in the House vote for his premiership. The People’s Party threw its support to Mr Anutin on the condition that he would dissolve the House in four months after announcing his policy platform in parliament and pave the way for a new charter, among several conditions. The People’s Party, which led the opposition, did not join Mr Anutin’s coalition government. Read more at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/3100246/royal-command-appoints-anutin-charnvirakul-as-prime-minister-of-thailand.
